Heinrich Palme (25 May 1912 – 20 February 1987) was a German

ski jumper Ski jumping is a winter sport in which competitors aim to achieve the farthest jump after sliding down on their skis from a specially designed curved ramp. Along with jump length, competitor's aerial style and other factors also affect the fin ...

Career

In 1938 he started to jump for

Nazi Germany Nazi Germany, officially known as the German Reich and later the Greater German Reich, was the German Reich, German state between 1933 and 1945, when Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party controlled the country, transforming it into a Totalit ...

as to which his homeland was annexed too and that's why he compete at German National Championships. He made his first ski jumping steps at

Harrachov Harrachov (; ) is a town in Jablonec nad Nisou District in the Liberec Region of the Czech Republic, close to the border with Poland. It has about 1,400 inhabitants. It is known as one of the most popular Czech ski resorts. Administrative divisio ...

. On 2 March 1941 he touched the ground at world record distance of 109 metres (358 ft) at Bloudkova velikanka hill in

Planica Planica () is an Alpine valley in northwestern Slovenia, extending south from the border village of Rateče, not far from another well-known ski resort, Kranjska Gora. Further south, the valley extends into the Tamar Valley, a popular hikin ...

Yugoslavia , common_name = Yugoslavia , life_span = 1918–19921941–1945: World War II in Yugoslavia#Axis invasion and dismemberment of Yugoslavia, Axis occupation , p1 = Kingdom of SerbiaSerbia , flag_p ...

. After WW2 Palme became the member of Salzburg Ski Club and since 1947 he competed for seniors. Heinz Palme was the grandfather of the Austrian chief coordinator at

Euro 2008 The 2008 UEFA European Football Championship, commonly referred to as UEFA Euro 2008 or simply Euro 2008, was the 13th UEFA European Championship, a quadrennial football tournament contested by the member nations of UEFA (the Union of European ...

which was held in Austria and Switzerland. He is buried with his wife Imelda in the

Salzburg Salzburg is the List of cities and towns in Austria, fourth-largest city in Austria. In 2020 its population was 156,852. The city lies on the Salzach, Salzach River, near the border with Germany and at the foot of the Austrian Alps, Alps moun ...

's Maxglan city cemetery.

Invalid ski jumping world record

Not recognized! Touch ground at world record distance.

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*Peter F. Kramml, Franz Lauterbacher und Guido Müller (Hg.): Maxglan. Hundert Jahre Pfarre 1907−2007. Salzburgs zweitgrößter Stadtfriedhof. Mit 120 Biographien bekannter, bemerkenswerter und berühmter Persönlichkeiten. Salzburg, Stadtpfarramt Maxglan {{DEFAULTSORT:Palme, Heinz German male ski jumpers 1912 births 1987 deaths 20th-century German sportsmen